Overview of Dr. Merola
Dr. Stephen Merola is a general surgeon in Flushing, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Queens, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and has been in practice 22 years. Dr. Merola accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 46 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Queens and one of 324 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in General Surgery.
Office
5645 Main St
Flushing, NY 11355Fax+1 718-939-1167
Education & Training
- Hackensack University Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2000 - 2001
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2000
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineInternship, Surgery, 1995 - 1996
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1996 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 2000 - 2003
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2011-2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 302 citationsTelerobotic-assisted laparoscopic right and sigmoid colectomies for benign disease.Philip A. Weber, Stephen Merola, Annette Wasielewski, Garth H. Ballantyne
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2002-12-01 - 62 citationsAre laparoscopic bariatric procedures safe in superobese (BMI ≥50 kg/m2) patients? An NSQIP data analysis.Venkata R. Kakarla, Kalyana C. Nandipati, Michael Lalla, Armando Castro, Stephen Merola
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2011-07-01 - 7 citationsManagement of bleeding from gastric remnant after Roux-en-Y gastric bypassVichin Puri, Annamalai Alagappan, Moshe Rubin, Stephen Merola
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2012-01-01
Press Mentions
- Watch: Looking for a Long-Term, Effective Weight Loss Solution?July 1st, 2021
- WEBINAR: Looking for a Long-Term, Effective Weight Loss Solution?June 21st, 2021
Committees
- Chair, Peer Review Council
- Chair, Hospital Value Analysis Committee
- Treasurer, CME Committee
- Member, Perioperative Performance Improvement Committee
- Member, Clinical Claims Review Committee
- Member, CQVAT Committee
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Member
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Health PPO
GHI PPOGreat West PPO
Healthfirst New York
HIP of New York - Select PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
MagnaCare PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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